Chatting Books Online Year 2, day 54. Today's recommended book is: "In Wildness is the Preservation of the World" by Eliot Porter and Henry David Thoreau.
I just love when I discover a book to stock in our shop by a friend coming in to special order a book a friend of theirs told them about. So before I even see the book in person I know someone loved it enough to recommend it to a friend. Then the book arrives (and I usually order a couple so that I can peruse a copy myself ) and it is even more ;lovely than I imagined. That is how I came to know about this beautiful book.
The book itself pairs passages by Henry David Thoreau alongside beautiful images by photographer Eliot Porter . The book was first published by The Sierra Club in 1962 and has often been referred to as "the very first coffee-table book".
This stunning reprint of the book is bound in green cloth over hard cover , it is 168 pages and currently sells for $24.95 a copy. A lovely addition to any nature lover's collection and an amazing way to read more Thoreau .
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
